https://apple.news/Awuv7X_KWQ2q9POyB89deWw

In case the link is closed to some, the gist is that @ $17/hour plus good benefits is very profitable for these Chic-Fil-A franchisees. Turn over went from 144% to 73% and at a cost of thousands to hire and train personnel, retention is just good business. One started higher pay in the 90’s (not $17 then, but $9, then increasing) and the other about 4 years ago, at $17. Sales more than doubled from $5 million to $11 million as service and quality improved. Morale and reliability increased dramatically and the owner had more time for his own family.

Source: American Institute for Economic Research.

From the responses to my post on Joe Biden’s speech on the economy I get the impression that some members of the Forum audience don’t understand the inflation we are seeing today. The source article for this post may help explain our current inflation to them.

Continue reading “Supply Disturbances Do Not Explain High Inflation” →

Official transcript available here.

Joe Biden embarrasses America.

America is supposed to be smart; Biden’s remarks are stupid. They are brain farts all the way down, starting with calling inflation our strength.

Continue reading “President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Economy” →

Source: Mises Institute.

The writer suggests that — as a technical matter — it is feasible to eliminate taxation by simply replacing tax revenues with an equivalent quantity of printed money. This is feasible, he claims in part, because tax collections have the same inflationary effect as printing money.

Continue reading “Taxes: The Barbarous Relic of the 21st Century” →

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“Throughout history, the central struggle of civilization has been against brutality by the powerful. Civil society doesn’t let might make right.”

This video is generating a lot of commentary on web sites I visit. It is, if nothing else, a good test for cognitive dissonance.

WSJ – Saudis invest in Israeli startups

Turns out it was a triumph in private sector diplomacy, bringing the Saudis and Israelis together.

Business partners don’t slaughter each other.

WSJ Before you cancel your subscription to SCIENCE

Still more  examples of how wokeism, pal review, and dishonesty are undermining real scoence

It could happen to you.

Twitter sponsors pressured by Soros.

Here is your threat to the democratic process, killing it in darkness.